Only a few short decades ago, the IT industry suffered from various technical limitations because of what eventually became known as Moore’s Law. Technology (especially data storage technology) was expensive, limited in its capabilities, and complicated to apply. Unless an enterprise had the significant financial means to to overcome such hurdles, they usually had no […]

Numerous decades ago, a discipline called Knowledge Management started to evolve around the many published thoughts of philosophers, psychologists, scientists, mathematicians, and countless other smart people. Many intellectuals (and even many wannabe intellectuals) from around the world were drawn to it, in hopes of becoming part of an intellectual movement whose possibilities were seemingly endless. […]

When it comes to Knowledge Management, it’s important to know and understand the various types of Knowledge and how they overlap with the work performed and solutions that can be developed and applied in the Information Technology (IT) industry. The Three Types of Knowledge In knowledge Management (KM) there are three generally accepted types of […]

With the advancements in semantic technologies, CMDBs are moving out of the depths of IT Infrastructure and Operations organizations and into areas of businesses that are further up the value chain to help solve complex knowledge management problems. Being able to do this requires a very clear understanding of CMDBs. This publication covers what a […]

When it comes to Records Management, it’s important to be familiar with and understand the different implementation patterns for RM that are commonly used (and misused) by RM professionals to implement RM programs in different enterprises. Each pattern has different Pros and Cons and directly impacts the effectiveness and efficiency of RM Command, Control, and […]

When it comes to implementing practical and applicable Knowledge Management solutions in any enterprise, it’s crucial to understand the KM building blocks, known as Knowledge Structures (KSs), that facilitate any and all knowledge activities (e.g. creation, manipulation, movement and destruction). KSs come in big and small sizes and can be arranged in many ways to […]

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